Monthly Archives: November 2013

A Certain Want Of Spirit

Posted on November 15, 2013 by nathanalbright

In my frequent reflections about our state as a society and a civilization, over and over again I am led into an examination of the crisis of legitimacy that exists in my own institutions and societies and those of other … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Humility

Posted on November 15, 2013 by nathanalbright

Humility: An Unlikely Biography of America’s Greatest Virtue, by David J. Bobb [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] Humility is a virtue I have struggled with in both … Continue reading →

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Shilling For Shillings

Posted on November 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the more troublesome and ominous qualities of listening to the radio, or any sort of media, is dealing with the sort of advertising that takes place to such a ubiquitous degree in our entertainment. For a variety of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Making Haste From Babylon

Posted on November 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

Making Haste From Babylon: The Mayflower Pilgrims And Their World: A New History, by Nick Bunker As someone whose complicated family history includes some of the separatists who arrived in Plymouth before the founding of Boston as well as a … Continue reading →

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All About Chemistry

Posted on November 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

In the early 2000’s, while I was a college student at the University of Southern California (and in the time shortly after that), I found that to my astonishment and alarm, my life very closely resembled an album by the … Continue reading →

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The Ground On Which We Stand

Posted on November 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the more irritating aspects of life is having to deal with political discussions. Most of the time, such discussions provide nothing more than difficulty and hassle, with the very real possibility of alienation from others over one’s words … Continue reading →

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A Friend Loves At All Times

Posted on November 12, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the most profound blessings of my life, and a blessing for which I cannot feel or show enough gratitude, is the high quality of friends I have enjoyed over the course of my life. I hope that I … Continue reading →

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Shelter From The Storm

Posted on November 12, 2013 by nathanalbright

This morning, as I was driving to work, I heard a song that immediately reminded me of the recent typhoon that landed in the Philippines, causing massive damage and up to 10,000 deaths. Apparently, though, the song that was chosen … Continue reading →

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Caught In Between

Posted on November 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today, while I was busy doing some writing, I ended up having a rather insightful conversation about the subject of age. This subject comes up a lot, sometimes because it is a subject that for understandable reasons is often in … Continue reading →

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Whatever I Fear

Posted on November 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

[Note: This blog entry is the text of a speech given at the UCG Portland Spokesmen’s Club on November 10, 2013.] For a variety of reasons that I would rather not discuss, I have lived my entire life as a … Continue reading →

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